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Titular vs Eponymous - What's the difference?

titular | eponymous |

As adjectives the difference between titular and eponymous

is that titular is of, relating to, being, derived from, or having a title while eponymous is of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which something or someone is named.

As a noun titular

is one who holds a title.

titular

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Of, relating to, being, derived from, or having a title.
  • Existing in name only; nominal.
  • * Milton
    • If these magnificent titles yet remain / Not merely titular .
  • (proscribed) Named or referred to in the title.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who holds a title.

    • eponymous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which something or someone is named.
    • Robinson Crusoe is the eponymous hero of the book.
    Prince Hamlet is the eponymous protagonist of the Shakespearian tragedy Hamlet.
    The language Limburgish is named after the eponymous provinces in Belgium and the Netherlands.

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